The 30th match of IPL 2025 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Supergiants. Chennai Super Kings defeated Lucknow Supergiants in this match by five wickets with three balls remaining. And Chennai Super Kings, which had come to play this match after losing five consecutive matches, finally won. And the victory was brought by Chennai Super Kings’ biggest player, finisher Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
A total of 30 matches have been played so far in IPL 2025. Today, a single match was held, which led to several changes in the race for the Orange Cap and Purple Cap. With these developments, it has become even more interesting to see which batters are leading the charge in this race. We’ll quickly take a look at the top 10 batters and bowlers who have maintained their dominance in the season after 30 matches.
- Nicholas Pooran is leading the run charts.
- Noor Ahmad is the top wicket-taker so far.
Orange Cap standings
| Player | Mat | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Pooran (LSG) | 7 | 1 | 357 | 87* | 59.50 | 208.77 | – | 4 |
| B Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 6 | 0 | 329 | 82 | 54.83 | 151.61 | – | 4 |
| MR Marsh (LSG) | 6 | 0 | 295 | 81 | 49.16 | 171.51 | – | 4 |
| SS Iyer (PBKS) | 5 | 2 | 250 | 97* | 83.33 | 208.33 | – | 3 |
| V Kohli (RCB) | 6 | 2 | 248 | 67 | 62.00 | 143.35 | – | 3 |
| SA Yadav (MI) | 6 | 1 | 239 | 67 | 47.80 | 149.37 | – | 1 |
| JC Buttler (GT) | 6 | 1 | 218 | 73* | 43.60 | 157.97 | – | 2 |
| TM Head (SRH) | 6 | 0 | 214 | 67 | 35.66 | 186.08 | – | 2 |
| NT Tilak Varma (MI) | 6 | 0 | 210 | 59 | 42.00 | 143.83 | – | 2 |
| PD Salt (RCB) | 6 | 0 | 208 | 65 | 34.66 | 185.71 | – | 2 |
Nicholas Pooran, Sai Sudharsan, and Mitchell Marsh still hold the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the IPL orange cap standings after today’s performance.
Purple Cap standings
| Player | Mat | Overs | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noor Ahmad (CSK) | 7 | 24.0 | 171 | 12 | 4/18 | 14.25 | 7.12 |
| KK Ahmed (CSK) | 7 | 27.0 | 243 | 11 | 3/29 | 22.09 | 9.00 |
| SN Thakur (LSG) | 7 | 25.0 | 274 | 11 | 4/34 | 24.90 | 10.96 |
| Kuldeep Yadav (DC) | 5 | 20.0 | 112 | 10 | 3/22 | 11.20 | 5.60 |
| HH Pandya (MI) | 5 | 16.0 | 141 | 10 | 5/36 | 14.10 | 8.81 |
| M Prasidh Krishna (GT) | 6 | 23.0 | 160 | 10 | 3/24 | 16.00 | 6.95 |
| R Sai Kishore (GT) | 6 | 19.5 | 168 | 10 | 3/30 | 16.80 | 8.47 |
| Mohammed Siraj (GT) | 6 | 24.0 | 204 | 10 | 4/17 | 20.40 | 8.50 |
| MA Starc (DC) | 5 | 17.4 | 182 | 9 | 5/35 | 20.22 | 10.30 |
| JR Hazlewood (RCB) | 6 | 21.5 | 189 | 9 | 3/21 | 21.00 | 8.65 |
CSK’s Noor Ahmad failed to pick up a wicket on the night but still maintained his lead at the top of the Purple Cap list with 12 wickets.
His CSK teammate Khaleel Ahmed got one wicket to equal Shardul Thakur but jumped the LSG bowler into second place, with both having 11 scalps to their name.
